Journalism by Jewish college students, for Jewish college students.
“Why do we need to learn these?†my co-teacher, Robin, asked, the five fifth grade students present in class that day, pointing to the stack of Hebrew letters and vowels which we had just reviewed for the last thirty minutes. “So we can be ready for our Bat-Mitzvah,†Alison immediately replied. “And then after that,…
The Global Citizen is a joint project of New Voices and the American Jewish World Service (AJWS). Throughout the year, a group of former AJWS volunteers will offer their take on global justice, Judaism and international development. Opinions expressed by Global Citizen bloggers do not necessarily represent AJWS. Let’s talk about the birds and the…
An evening in Crown Heights with Chabad’s international emissaries reveals a world of passion and paradox.